Marcin, James
Institution: University of California (UC), Davis
Grant Title: Telemedicine
for Children in Rural Emergency Departments
Grant Number: K08 HS013179
Duration: 5
years (2002-2007)
Total Award: $608,850
Project Description: The purpose of this study was
to determine the impact of telemedicine consultations on the quality and
satisfaction of care that critically ill and injured children receive in rural
emergency departments. There were three main specific aims:
- Assess the
impact of telemedicine consultation on medication errors and quality of care
provided to acutely ill and injured children who present to rural hospitals.
-
Assess the effect of telemedicine on the frequency of admissions to and
transports from rural hospitals.
- Determine the level of parental
satisfaction when telemedicine consultations are used.
Career Goals: Dr. Marcin is a Professor in
the Department of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis. He received his M.D. from the University of California, San Diego and served his residency in pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Marcin then did a pediatric critical care fellowship at the
Children's National Medical Center, in Washington DC and received his M.P.H. at George Washington University in Washington DC.
Progress to Date: This grant has been
completed. The publications listed below highlight research findings.
Highlights and Specific Accomplishments:
-
Faculty member, UC Davis Center
for Health Services Research in Primary Care.
-
Professional Societies:
- American Medical Association.
- American Academy of
Pediatrics.
K-Generated Publications:
Derrington S, Cole SL, Dean
T, Nasrollahzadeh, Shontz A, Marcin JP. Increased nonessential admissions
in rural emergency departments and by non-pediatric emergency medicine physicians.
Pediatric Academic Society 2005. May.
Marcin JP, Kuppermann N, Nesbitt, TS, et al. Improving care
of critically ill children in rural emergency departments with telemedicine.
Pediatric Academic Society 2005. May.
Marcin JP, Dharmar M, Kuppermann N, et al. Assessing quality
of care among children receiving care in the emergency department.
Pediatric Academic Society 2005. May.
Marcin JP, Seifert L, Cho M, et al. Medication errors among acutely
ill and injured children presenting to rural emergency departments.
Pediatric Academic Society 2005. May.
Marcin JP, Dharmar M, Cho M, et al. Medication errors among
acutely ill and injured children treated in rural emergency department. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2007. 50(4):361-67.
Dharmar M, Marcin JP,
Kuppermann N, et al. A new implicit review instrument for measuring quality of
care delivered to pediatric patients in the emergency department. BMC Emergency
Medicine 2007. 7(1):13.
Return to Recently Funded Career Development Award Grants
Proceed to Next Section
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850